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PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play a song I get the following error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it"I have tried all t...
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There no X or way to close or stop a video on Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.64.408.g0a9b557c
Newbie
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Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows ar...
PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've tried to change my profile picture using the Spotify desktop app, the "change" button did appear and I uploaded a picture normally but then I checked again my pro...
Plan Premium Country Italy Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've tried to change my profile picture using the Spotify desktop app, the "change" button ...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSongs will randomly pause every few moments whether or not I am in the app or in another window. I have already tried reinstalling Spotify, signing out of all devices, and upd...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Songs will randomly pause every few moments whether or not I am in the app or in another window. I have al...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceSurface Pro 3Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Sometimes playback will "freeze" when or after ads are played. Pressing the Play/Pause button a few times will sometimes resume playback but when that does...
Plan Free Country United States Device Surface Pro 3 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Sometimes playback will "freeze" when or after ads are played. Pressing th...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremium - FamilyCountryBelgiumDeviceWindows HP Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe music on my Spotify app stops playing every couple of seconds. I tried different solutions already, changing the cache folder, trying to find anythi...
Plan Premium - Family Country Belgium Device Windows HP Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The music on my Spotify app stops playing every couple of seconds. I tr...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDesktop WindowsOperating SystemWindows 7 So, a couple days ago my Spotify stopped playing tracks. I'll press play and the whole software will basically freeze. When I open the Task Manager, I see four or five instances o...
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Desktop Windows Operating System Windows 7 So, a couple days ago my Spotify stopped playing tracks. I'll press play and the whole software will basi...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDesktop / PCOperating SystemWindows 7 Ultimate SP 1 + GEFORCE 1060 + I7 4770k My Question or Issue It started one or two days ago, after clicking on PLAY, all clicks on Spotify software are ignored, nothing happens. No a...
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Desktop / PC Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate SP 1 + GEFORCE 1060 + I7 4770k My Question or Issue It started one or two days ago, after ...
Spotify Legend
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Hello, I´m having a problem to log in with the windows app of Spotify.I received a message that says that the firewall is blocking spotify, and that I should try to change the proxy configuration, how could I do that?
Hello, I´m having a problem to log in with the windows app of Spotify.I received a message that says that the firewall is blocking spotify, and that I should try to change the proxy configurati...
Spotify Legend
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Help please! : Hi. Everytime when i boot up my computer, the spotify desktop application makes my computer Lag. Any suggestions? Plz Respond!
Help please! : Hi. Everytime when i boot up my computer, the spotify desktop application makes my computer Lag. Any suggestions? Plz Respond!
Spotify Legend
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I am using Spotify desktop in Windows 7 (Yeah, I know... I'm upgrading to Windows 10 soon). How can I find another person's playlist? They've e-mailed me a link, but I don't know what to do with it in the desktop app... Also, is the desktop app free ...
I am using Spotify desktop in Windows 7 (Yeah, I know... I'm upgrading to Windows 10 soon). How can I find another person's playlist? They've e-mailed me a link, but I don't know what to do ...
Spotify Legend
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Hi all, does anyone familiar with the bug that when spotify is running on the background of the laptop playing music while the screen is off (when the laptop is unplugged), and when the screen is back on (if moving the mouse or something) spotify cra...
Hi all, does anyone familiar with the bug that when spotify is running on the background of the laptop playing music while the screen is off (when the laptop is unplugged), and when the scre...
Spotify Legend
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premium plantrying to get local music & playlists on my phonei can get local music (but not playlists) from shared drive on my windows desktop spotify appi cannot get playlists uploaded to spotify - how to do that?i don't see my local music (that i s...
premium plan trying to get local music & playlists on my phone i can get local music (but not playlists) from shared drive on my windows desktop spotify app i cannot get playlists uploaded to ...
Spotify Legend
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Premiumusawin 10 64 bitlong time user, LONG time problem i have been having this problem for a long time.i have restated 100s of times.(both) Reinstalled spodfy.exe and spodfy.uwp apps. i have cleared all sopdfy data (app data, user data, local and r...
Premium usa win 10 64 bit long time user, LONG time problem i have been having this problem for a long time. i have restated 100s of ti...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFreeCountryUSADevicelaptopOperating systemWindows 8 My Question or IssueSpotify freezes only during commercials. Is there a fix?
Plan Free Country USA Device laptop Operating system Windows 8 My Question or Issue Spotify freezes only during commercials. Is there a fix?
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountry DeviceAsus NotebookOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue Hello, after the update to version 1.1.18.611.g9cc9bdc9, Spotify is stuck to offline (the offline mode is disabled from the settings menu) and doesn't connect to the...
Plan Premium Country Device Asus Notebook Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Hello, after the update to version 1.1.18.611.g9cc9bdc9, Spotify is s...
Spotify Legend
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I have a Echo Dot (3rd Gen) at work and at home. I have noticed the last few days while my wife has been at home she has been trying to listen to music and it will turn off my Dot and likewise when I start mine it kicks her off. Is there a way we can...
I have a Echo Dot (3rd Gen) at work and at home. I have noticed the last few days while my wife has been at home she has been trying to listen to music and it will turn off my Dot and likewise when I...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDell PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am unable to play music in the spotify app or the web player. It works fine on my android phone. I press play and nothing happens. I have tried restarting with the same...
Plan Premium Country US Device Dell PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I am unable to play music in the spotify app or the web player. It works fine on my an...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have been trying to change my profile picture on Spotify and it will not change or update. When I "change" my profile picture it shows the image at first, but then imme...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have been trying to change my profile picture on Spotify and it will not change or update. W...
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Hello. I was have been trying to change my profile pictue on my spotify account but it refuses to change. It goes back to spotify's standard one. Why is that and how can I fix it?PlanPremium DevicePC, Windows
Hello. I was have been trying to change my profile pictue on my spotify account but it refuses to change. It goes back to spotify's standard one. Why is that and how can I fix it? Plan Premium &nb...
Regular
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PlanPremiumCountryBelgium DeviceHP PavilionOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify all of the sudden refuses to play anything. it doesn't play any song, podcasts, downloaded songs, local files, nothing. It cycles through a few songs...
Plan Premium Country Belgium Device HP Pavilion Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My Spotify all of the sudden refuses to play anything. it doesn't play any so...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceHuawei P20 Pro CLT-L09Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueSo essentially, I have tried to get local files on my phone. It used to work perfectly fine, around 400 songs, they all imported and I could add...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Huawei P20 Pro CLT-L09 Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue So essentially, I have tried to get local files on my phone. It used...
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